Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
US Regulators Strengthen Ties with New Agreement
Derivatives and equity market regulators sign updated memorandum.
Money.Net Taps OpenFin to Increase Desktop Exposure
By making its content available via OpenFin's container, Money.Net will gain access to a broader potential audience of OpenFin clients.
InvestCloud Buys Client Relationship Solutions Provider rplan
The acquisition also brings InvestCloud more clients in Europe.
SBI Invests in High-Speed Broker Potamus
The investment is expected to help expand business in the US and other asset classes.
WatersTech Spotlight: Fintech M&A
The fintech landscape has changed markedly in recent months as a result of M&A activity. Here are five of the most notable deals.
The War for Talent: Emerging Technologies Create New Needs
Financial firms battle it out in a finite pool of talent, for the best and brightest fintech minds.
Money.Net Taps Wall Street Horizon for Event Data
The vendor says clients are increasingly looking for datasets that deliver signals of volatility around a company's stock price.
GMEX and DAG Team Up on Digital and Blockchain Venture
Joint venture aims to collaborate on innovative solutions, projects and initiatives that will bridge the gap between the traditional and the emerging digital worlds.
ITRS Buys Capacity Management Firm Sumerian
The acquisition follows a nine-month partnership between the two firms.
ICE Buys TMC Bonds for $685 Million
The exchange has acquired the trading platform as it continues to pick up fixed-income assets.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 122: An Interview with Cboe's Chris Isaacson; GDPR Has Arrived
Cboe's CIO joins the podcast to discuss the exchange's tech migrations after the Bats acquisition, and Anthony and James give a primer on GDPR.
IHS Markit to Buy Ipreo, Sell Key Derivatives Unit
Vendor will reposition financial businesses with move into alternatives and away from derivatives processing.
Avelacom Adds Second Warsaw PoP for Low-Latency WSE Connectivity
The new PoP in Warsaw's Altman datacenter will allow clients to co-locate in the same facility as the Warsaw Stock Exchange and local market participants.
Numerix Deploys Oneview on OpenFin’s Operating System
Numerix is an early adopter of OpenFin’s push to create industry-wide desktop app interoperability.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 119: SS&C's Acquisition Plans; Data Privacy Concerns; May 2018 Features
After its eleventh-hour bid deal for Fidessa fell through, SS&C is back on the hunt for an acquisition (or acquisitions). Anthony and James speculate on what that could mean for the industry.
SS&C Flirts with Further Acquisitions after Fidessa
SS&C CEO Bill Stone said that the company is flush with cash after the failed Fidessa bid and will look to use it to continue its acquisition spree.
Quandl Launches Corporate Jet Dataset for Predicting M&A Activity
Officials say the dataset of corporate flights provides an indicator of upcoming corporate activity thta could potentially impact a company's stock price.
Colt Taps NPL for Co-Lo Data, Trade Timing Info
The NPL timing data will help firms address regulatory time-synchronization requirements and competitive needs to avoid timing signal interference.
Metamako Buys xCelor’s Hardware Ops to Grow Switch Business
Officials say the deal will allow xCelor to focus on its network applications business, while Metamako will take over the provision of underlying switching technology, expanding its own FPGA switch business. Wei-Shen Wong reports.
BNY Mellon’s Eagle Inks Microsoft Cloud Deal
The two firms will collaborate to build a cloud-based data platform for investment managers.
Mosaic Looks to Outer Space for AI-Powered Surveillance
Partnership with European Space Agency will apply machine learning to financial markets.
IHS Markit Boosts French Presence with DeriveXperts Acquisition
Purchase of derivatives valuation provider bolsters derivatives data business and reach into French-speaking Europe.
Data Science Boom Drives FactSet to Launch Alt Data Marketplace
In response to client demand, FactSet is making "alternative" datasets from a select range of partners available via its datafeeds, alongside its proprietary data.
Baymarkets Splits into Two Companies Covering RegTech and Clearing
The two new firms, Reg&Tech and Baymarkets, will focus on regulatory technology and clearing solutions, respectively.